Nevada earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 20 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada on Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 9:45 PM PST (05:45 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 42 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2026-01-24 05:45:14 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.153° N, 119.067° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.935 km ENE of Nixon, Nevada · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.642 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 247 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.642 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.216 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 247 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.910 km NNE of Fish Springs, Nevada · 240 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.015 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.919 km S of Walker, CA · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.416 km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 236 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 234 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.537 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 233 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.94 km NNE of Dollar Point, CA · 233 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.83 km NNE of Dollar Point, CA · 232 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.34 km SW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 232 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.315 km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 231 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.60 km SW of Carnelian Bay, California · 230 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.15 km W of Tahoe Vista, CA · 230 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 228 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 228 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.78 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.517 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 221 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.54 km ENE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 221 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.46 km SW of Cold Springs, NV · 221 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.515 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 220 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.616 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 220 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.618 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 214 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.812 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 214 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.819 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 214 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.622 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 209 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.620 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 204 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.612 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.912 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.89 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 201 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.79 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 201 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.75 km NNW of Walker, CA · 195 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.95 km NNW of Walker, CA · 195 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.210 km N of Stagecoach, Nevada · 193 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.016 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 191 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.816 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 191 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.022 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.517 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.55 km W of Walker, California · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.626 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 260 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.811 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.61 km SE of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 268 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.82 km NNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.88 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 272 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.113 km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 272 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.712 km SW of Walker, California · 272 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 275 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.621 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 277 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 20

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909892 (also filed as us7000rrrq). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.